ICT Notes - to Help With Revision
Each sheet gives a simple summary of some of the important points to remember about a topic - along with a few short questions that will help you to explain what you have found out.
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ICT Basics
- Hardware and software: What is a computer?
- Networks: What is a network, and what can they help us do?
- Applications software: What is a computer application?
- Operating systems: What is systems software?
Applications of ICTs
- Database software: What is a database?
- Desktop Publishing (DTP): What is DTP and how is it used?
Social Effects of ICTs
- The Social impact of ICT in the workplace: How has ICT changed the way people work?
- The Social impact of ICT in the home: How has ICT changed the way people communicate and spend their leisure time?
- The Social impact of the Internet: How has the Internet affected your life?
- Security issues: Some notes on protecting your computer.
PowerPoint Files
Applications of ICT
A selection of PowerPoint files to help you review the ICT skills you need. Note: it is best to right-click and Save Target as: onto your own hard disk - then open the file.
- Charting: How to use Microsoft Excel to draw and format a chart.
- Animation: How to use Microsoft PowerPoint to animate your presentations.
- HTML and FrontPage: Use Microsoft FrontPage to create and edit html files.
- Interactive PowerPoint: Use Microsoft PowerPoint to write interactive fiction. Example - a simple adventure written as a PowerPoint kiosk application.
- CAD: A brief outline covering computer aided design.
Social Effects of ICT
- Telecommuting: A look at the issues involved with teleworking.
- A Data-processing Department: An organisational chart showing how a data-processing department could be made up.
- The Electronic Office: Some extra notes on issues related to the electronic office.
- Health and Safety: An overview of some of the issues related to ICT re: health and safety.